Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 167

Devanagari script

तव नाम्ना तथा ख्यात आश्रमोऽयं भविष्यति

Transliteration

tava nāmnā tathā khyāta āśramo'yaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

Auch dieser Āśrama wird durch deinen heiligen Namen selbst berühmt werden.

Word by Word

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• nāmnā: by (your) name
• nāmnā: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (नामन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• tathā: thus, so
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb)

• khyātaḥ: renowned/called
• khyātaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (ख्या धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: ख्या-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्तं भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम्; पुल्लिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; आश्रमस्य विशेषणम्

• āśramaḥ: hermitage
• āśramaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (आश्रम) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• bhaviṣyati: will be/become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caṇḍikā-āśrama (name-famed hermitage)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hermitage signified by the Goddess’ emblem/name—pilgrims arriving, sages recounting the name-origin; the āśrama depicted as a named sacred landmark on the mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred site’s identity is sanctified and perpetuated through association with the deity’s name and presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular āśrama in Arbuda-kṣetra, destined to be known by Devī’s name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of the place’s future renown (khyāti).